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¿Dónde está el baño?

By : Stephanie Schrauth
Trip Begins: Oct 4, 2008
Trip Ends: Oct 12, 2008
One girl\'s remarkable exploration of Costa Rica\'s bathrooms (among other things)
See my photos : Costa Rica
I went to: Costa Rica

Milagros Hiking the Cordillera Blanca

Eating on local market
By : MILAGROS POLO
Trip Begins: Oct 13, 2008
Trip Ends: Oct 17, 2008
See my photos : HUARAZ
I went to: Peru

Beautiful Nicaragua!

Ometepe Island in the background
By : Monika Sundem
Trip Begins: Oct 7, 2008
Trip Ends: Oct 14, 2008
A quick paced whirlwind tour of Nicaragua, visiting the main highlights of Masaya, Granada, Isla de Ometepe, San Juan del Sur, and Leon.Our first trip ALJ before adding it to our destinations!
See my photos : Beautiful Nicaragua!
I went to: Nicaragua
Staff Travel Journal

Awesome Argentina and Mendoza

By : Orvin S. Gelber
Trip Begins: Feb 17, 2008
Trip Ends: Mar 6, 2008
A fantastic journey through Argentina
I went to: Argentina, Patagonia

The Magnificent Futaleufu!

The whole crew
By : Rebecca Parker
Trip Begins: Jan 13, 2009
Trip Ends: Jan 25, 2009
Staff Travel Journal

Brian\'s Cayambe-Coca Trek

Entrance to the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve in Ecuador
By : Brian
Trip Begins: Apr 19, 2008
Trip Ends: Apr 22, 2008
I hiked part of the trek on our Ecuador Adventure trip and visited the village of Oyacachi too.
See my photos : Coca-Cayambe Trek
I went to: Ecuador
Staff Travel Journal

Trip to Cusco, Urubamba, and the Sacred Valley

Juice vendors at San Pedro Market
By : MILAGROS POLO
Trip Begins: Jan 10, 2009
Trip Ends: Jan 15, 2009
Travels through Cusco to the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, the San Pedro market for fresh goods, the local market in Urubamba, and Samanapac Hotel in Ollantaytambo.
I went to: Peru

I LEFT MY CLOTHES IN COSTA RICA (AND MY HEART)

By : Gaye McCallum
Trip Begins: Jul 19, 2008
Trip Ends: Jul 26, 2008
Where do we begin to tell about our wonderful adventure in Costa Rica? It was a once in a lifetime experience. How many people get to see a leatherback turtle baby scoot his way into the ocean, or awaken to howler monkeys?
I went to: Costa Rica

Awesome Argentina

This youngster was testing his wings.
By : Marjorie Gendler
Trip Begins: Jan 9, 2009
Trip Ends: Jan 17, 2009
First to Buenos Aires, then to Ushuaia at the bottom of the continent where we hiked and visited a penguin colony. Next to El Calafate where we stayed on a sheep ranch, visited a glacier in Glacier National Park, and went for a great horseback ride.
See my photos : Margie\'s Patagonia Trip
Want to go? Awesome Argentina
I went to: Argentina, Patagonia

My White Christmas

The Alexsey Maryshev
By : Claire Jennings
Trip Begins: Dec 20, 2008
Trip Ends: Dec 30, 2008
Spending Christmas in Antarctica - WOW
See my photos : Christmas in Antarctica
I went to: Antarctica

Patagonia Indomita

The Towers
By : Svetlana Kononov
Trip Begins: Nov 22, 2008
Trip Ends: Dec 1, 2008
See my photos : Patagonia Indomita
I went to: Chile, Patagonia

Galapagos and Amazon- Birds, Tortoises and Iguanas

We are the first shoppers at the weekly Quito market.
By : Susan Aitcheson
Trip Begins: Sep 12, 2008
Trip Ends: Sep 24, 2008
By paddling, hiking and biking you get close to so many unusual birds and reptiles. I felt like we were in the Center of the Earth. I thought that it is impossible for birds to have blue feet- but here they are, living next to penguins on the equator.
I went to: Galapagos, Ecuador

Not Just a Canal

Kids in Boquete
By : Mary Jo Catlett
Trip Begins: Nov 3, 2007
Trip Ends: Nov 14, 2007
12 Days in Panama. Do I want to retire here or just visit again and again?
See my photos : Not Just a Canal
I went to: Panama

Quito and the Amazon Jungle

By : Tatjana Kudla
Trip Begins: Sep 19, 2008
Trip Ends: Sep 28, 2008
My first trip to South America. Though thoroughly scared of snakes, I WANT to see an Anaconda (from a safe distance preferably). That will be my quest.
Want to go? Sacha Lodge
I went to: Ecuador, Amazon

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